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{{person|name=Tomohiro Kato|occupation=[[Car Mechanic]]|birthday=1983|ethnicity=Japanese|image=File:Tomohiro.jpg}} | {{person|name=Tomohiro Kato|occupation=[[Car Mechanic]]|birthday=1983|ethnicity=Japanese|image=File:Tomohiro.jpg}} | ||
Tomohiro Kato was someone who killed 7 people and injured 10 with a vehicle ramming attack and knife rampage on June 8, 2008 in Akhihabara, a shopping centre in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo known worldwide as the "Mecca of [[Otaku|Otakus]]". He also was [[incelibacy|involuntarily without a girlfriend]]. He rammed into shoppers with a rented two-ton truck and then stabbed 17 people in the space of a few minutes with a large tactical knife, reportedly roaring in anger as he slashed at and stabbed the stunned pedestrians. | |||
Tomohiro Kato was someone who killed 7 people and injured 10 with a vehicle ramming attack and knife rampage on June 8, 2008 in Akhihabara, a shopping centre in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo known worldwide as the "Mecca of Otakus". He also was [[incelibacy|involuntarily without a girlfriend]]. He rammed into shoppers with a rented two-ton truck and then stabbed 17 people in the space of a few minutes with a large tactical knife, reportedly roaring in anger as he slashed at and stabbed the stunned pedestrians. | |||
At the time it was the worst mass-killing in Japan since World War II, but it has since been superseded. The attack was allegedly filmed and livestreamed by onlookers, but no video evidence proving this claim exists. | At the time it was the worst mass-killing in Japan since World War II, but it has since been superseded. The attack was allegedly filmed and livestreamed by onlookers, but no video evidence proving this claim exists. | ||
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He was apparently an Otaku himself, like many of his victims, when asked about his preferences in women he stated that he was "only interested in two-dimensional girlfriends".<ref>https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kato-tomohiro.htm</ref> | He was apparently an Otaku himself, like many of his victims, when asked about his preferences in women he stated that he was "only interested in two-dimensional girlfriends".<ref>https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kato-tomohiro.htm</ref> | ||
According to Kato, the cause of his [[inceldom]] was his ugliness. | According to Kato, the cause of his [[inceldom]] was his [[Uglyceldom|ugliness]]. | ||
==Motivation== | ==Motivation== | ||
He believed he was due to be fired at his job as an auto-mechanic, with a co-worker reporting that his manager summoned the two of them to a meeting and announced that they were due to be fired by the end of the month of the massacre, despite Kato reportedly being a hard-working and loyal employee of the firm. He had also reportedly been involved in personal conflicts with fellow employees at his workplace. Prior to the massacre, he reportedly caused a scene at his workplace, flying into a rage after discovering his work clothes were missing. | He believed he was due to be fired at his job as an auto-mechanic, with a co-worker reporting that his manager summoned the two of them to a meeting and announced that they were due to be fired by the end of the month of the massacre, despite Kato reportedly being a hard-working and loyal employee of the firm. He had also reportedly been involved in personal conflicts with fellow employees at his workplace. Prior to the massacre, he reportedly caused a scene at his workplace, flying into a rage after discovering his work clothes were missing. | ||
He said in alleged internet posts before his attack: | He said in alleged internet posts before his attack: | ||
<blockquote>"If I had a girlfriend, I wouldn't have just left my job or be addicted to my cellphone. A man with hope could never understand this."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"If I had a girlfriend, I wouldn't have just left my job or be addicted to my cellphone. A man with hope could never understand this."</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote> "I was a kid who had a good reputation with adults. I'm accustomed to playing a [[nice guy|good guy]]. Everybody was tricked so easily."</blockquote> | <blockquote> "I was a kid who had a good reputation with adults. I'm accustomed to playing a [[nice guy|good guy]]. Everybody was tricked so easily."</blockquote> | ||
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*[[Mutsuo Toi]] | *[[Mutsuo Toi]] | ||
*[[Alek Minassian]] | *[[Alek Minassian]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Trueceldom]][[Category:Bad people]] | [[Category:Trueceldom]][[Category:Bad people]] | ||
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